Largest fast-food strike ever in 150 cities; could Oklahoma City be one?

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Largest fast-food strike ever in 150 cities; could Oklahoma City be one?

The fast-food worker strikes are expanding to more U.S. cities and going global.

Workers in up to 150 cities across the country are planning to strike on May 15, according to labor organizers.

The movement is also headed overseas, with plans for workers to join protests in 33 countries.

On Wednesday, the workers announced the protests outside of a McDonald’s in New York City, and delivered a letter that called on the fast food giant to raise wages and respect workers’ rights worldwide.

However, security guards didn’t allow the workers to bring the letter inside the restaurant. So, they posted the letter on the door.

It was removed soon after.

The protest movement, which originated in 2012 in New York, last year spread to about 100 cities, including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and Memphis.

Workers from fast food giants like McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Yum! Brands, owner of KFC, have been walking off their jobs, calling on employers to pay them a minimum wage of $15 an hour and allow them to form unions without retaliation.